Virtual Cinema
Landfall
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Virtual Screening Available In NJ Only
Available Friday, January 8 – Thursday, January 14
Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL is a cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US colony’s governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of María attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit. LANDFALL examines the kinship of these two storms—one environmental, the other economic—juxtaposing competing utopian visions of recovery. Featuring intimate encounters with Puerto Ricans as well as the newcomers flooding the island, LANDFALL reflects on a question of contemporary global relevance: when the world falls apart, who do we become?
In English and in Spanish with English subtitles.
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Genre
Environmental Interest, Politics, Latino Interest, Award Winner
Runtime
94 min
Release Year
2020
Director
Cecilia Aldarondo
Producer
Cecilia Aldarondo, Ines Hofmann Kanna
Country
USA